A True Fish Tale (if there is such a thing)
Day #1 on the Siletz River we hit several big Chinook. Unfortunately, the brightest of the batch broke off before getting to the net and disappeared along with the plug. Day #2 we were drifting down river when I spot a plug floating down river about 30 feet away. I row over to the plug and as lift it out of the water I see it is connected to the jaw of a fish that was apparently eaten by a seal. The seal obviously lacked a taste for sharp hooks and hard plastic. Upon closer inspection, I recognized the remaing wrap on the plug and declare with amazement, “this is our lost plug from yesterday!” What were the chances out of all the boats, that we would recover that plug along with a portion of the lost fish? Gospel true fish story.